"I also want that thing called pizza… and the dessert pie," Andrea said softly, her cheerful tone sparkling with childlike excitement as she leaned a little closer to Reo. Her golden hair swayed as she tilted her head, curious and utterly innocent.
Reo nodded without hesitation, barely glancing at the total bill. Money was the least of his concerns now. With over 150 million Stellar Credits in the ring, he could afford anything
He turned to Althea, who sat near the window, gazing out at the city lights below like a frozen queen in contemplation.
"Anything you want?" he asked, voice gentler this time, trying to bridge the cold distance she'd kept since earlier.
Althea's eye twitched slightly. She didn't answer—didn't even turn to look at him. She merely crossed one leg over the other and stared deeper into the skyline. The silence stretched between them like a taut string.
